There are nine kinds of bears in that game, some of which are present in the original array (and promote—with one exception, to other bears) whilst others are obtained by promotion (from other bears—again, with one exception). To wit:
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盲熊 mōyū Blind Bear | 飛鹿 hiroku Flying Stag |
猛熊 mōyū Violent Bear | 大熊 daiyū Great Bear |
竪熊 shuyū Upright (Erect, Standing, Vertical) Bear | 奔熊 hon'yū Dashing (Free) Bear |
走熊 sōyū Running Bear | |
熊兵 yūhei Bear Soldier | 強熊 kyōyū Mighty (Strong) Bear |
猛狼 mōrō Violent Wolf | 熊眼 yūgan Bear's Eyes |
So here is the game.
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Pawn (P): As in OrthoChess (mfW+cfF), including an initial double move and en passant capture. | Bear's Eyes (E): Moves as a King (W+F), but isn't royal. |
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In Taikyoku Shōgi the Pawn promotes to a non-bear (a Tokin), and the Bear's Eyes is a promoted non-bear (a Violent Wolf); I've decided to pair them up. | |||
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Blind Bear (B): Moves one square orthogonally sideways or diagonally, but not orthogonally forwards or backwards (sW+F). | The game is won instantly if a Blind Bear reaches the opposite rank. (As it is, to be sure, if the enemy King is checkmated.) | |
In OrthoChess the Knight is the weakest officer (though only slightly weaker than the next higher rank, the Bishop), but enjoys an exceptional status by virtue of being able to move as no other unit does. The ‘promotion to victory’, which replaces the Taikyoku Shōgi promotion to a non-bear (a Flying Stag), makes the Blind Bear an outstanding beast in this game. | |||
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Violent Bear (V): Moves one square orthogonally forwards or sideways or up to two squares diagonally forwards (fsW+fF2). Unlike the OrthoChess Bishop, the Violent Bear isn't colourbound, but is handicapped relative to the other units by being unable to move backwards. | Great Bear (G): Moves to any distance orthogonally or diagonally forwards or one square orthogonally sideways or backwards (fR+sbW+fB). Although a promoted rank, the Great Bear can much more easily advance than retreat. |
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Upright Bear (U): Moves only orthogonally, to any distance forwards, one square backwards or up to two squares sideways (fR+bW+sW2). | Dashing Bear (D): Moves to any distance orthogonally forwards or backwards or diagonally, but not sideways (vR+B). |
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Running Bear (R): Moves only orthogonally, to any distance forwards or backwards or up to two squares sideways (fbR+sW2). It is meet that the stronger Rook-like unit should start life on the weaker (the King's) side of the board. | ||
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Bear Soldier (S): Moves to any distance orthogonally or diagonally forwards, up to two squares sideways or one square orthogonally backwards (fR+sW2+bW+fB). | Mighty Bear (M): Moves up to two squares backwards, otherwise as an OrthoChess Queen (fsR+bW2+B). |
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King (K): As in OrthoChess (W+F), including castling with either the Upright Bear or the Running Bear. The King doesn't promote. |
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